(1)

The master of a regulated foreign ship, or a ship intending to enter Australian waters that would, once it had done so, be a regulated foreign ship, must provide pre-arrival information in accordance with the regulations.

(2)

The regulations may prescribe:

(a) the person or persons to whom pre-arrival information must be given; and
(b) the circumstances in which pre-arrival information must be given; and
(c) the form and manner in which pre-arrival information must be given.

(3)

Pre-arrival information is information of a kind prescribed in the regulations that must be provided by a ship before the ship enters one or more of the following:

(a) Australian waters;
(b) a security regulated port;
(c) a maritime security zone within a security regulated port;
(d) a port that is not a security regulated port.

(4)

The regulations may provide that different pre-arrival information is to be provided before entering different places or areas as mentioned in paragraphs (3)(a) to (d).

(5)

If the master of a ship contravenes subsection (1), the master or the ship operator for the ship may be given a control direction under Division 3.